Weidemann Eva, Andersson Patrik L, Bidleman Terry, Boman Christoffer, Carlin Danielle J, Collina Elena, Cormier Stephania A, Gouveia-Figueira Sandra C, Gullett Brian K, Johansson Christer, Lucas Donald, Lundin Lisa, Lundstedt Staffan, Marklund Stellan, Nording Malin L, Ortuño Nuria, Sallam Asmaa A, Schmidt Florian M, Jansson Stina
Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umea, Sweden.
Thermochemical Energy Conversion Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, Umea, Sweden.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016 Apr;23(8):8141-59. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6308-y. Epub 2016 Feb 24.
The 14th International Congress on Combustion By-Products and Their Health Effects was held in Umeå, Sweden from June 14th to 17th, 2015. The Congress, mainly sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program and the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, focused on the "Origin, fate and health effects of combustion-related air pollutants in the coming era of bio-based energy sources". The international delegates included academic and government researchers, engineers, scientists, policymakers and representatives of industrial partners. The Congress provided a unique forum for the discussion of scientific advances in this research area since it addressed in combination the health-related issues and the environmental implications of combustion by-products. The scientific outcomes of the Congress included the consensus opinions that: (a) there is a correlation between human exposure to particulate matter and increased cardiac and respiratory morbidity and mortality; (b) because currently available data does not support the assessment of differences in health outcomes between biomass smoke and other particulates in outdoor air, the potential human health and environmental impacts of emerging air-pollution sources must be addressed. Assessment will require the development of new approaches to characterize combustion emissions through advanced sampling and analytical methods. The Congress also concluded the need for better and more sustainable e-waste management and improved policies, usage and disposal methods for materials containing flame retardants.
第十四届燃烧副产物及其对健康影响国际大会于2015年6月14日至17日在瑞典于默奥举行。本次大会主要由美国国立环境卫生科学研究所超级基金研究项目以及瑞典环境、农业科学与空间规划研究理事会赞助，聚焦于“在即将到来的生物能源时代，与燃烧相关的空气污染物的来源、归宿及其对健康的影响”。国际代表包括学术和政府研究人员、工程师、科学家、政策制定者以及工业合作伙伴的代表。本次大会为讨论该研究领域的科学进展提供了一个独特的论坛，因为它同时探讨了与健康相关的问题以及燃烧副产物的环境影响。大会的科学成果包括以下共识意见：（a）人类接触颗粒物与心脏和呼吸系统发病率及死亡率增加之间存在关联；（b）由于现有数据不支持评估生物质烟雾与室外空气中其他颗粒物对健康影响的差异，必须解决新兴空气污染源对人类健康和环境的潜在影响。评估将需要通过先进的采样和分析方法开发新的方法来表征燃烧排放。大会还得出结论，需要更好、更可持续地管理电子废物，并改进含阻燃剂材料的政策、使用和处置方法。
